CYTOLYSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CYTOLYSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYTOLYSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYTOLYSIS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYTOLYSIS
No single letter turns CYTOLYSIS into another word.
How CYTOLYSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CYTOLYSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CYTOLYSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CYTOLYSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The breaking apart of living cells, usually when their outer membrane is destroyed.
Cytolysis happens when a cell swells and bursts, for example after taking in too much water or being attacked by a toxin. It is a normal process in some defences against infection and a harmful one in many diseases. The agents that cause cytolysis are called cytolysins.
How CYTOLYSIS is used
Cytolysis appears in biology and medicine when discussing cell damage.
- Cytolysis occurred when the cells were placed in pure water.
- The toxin triggers rapid cytolysis in the host tissue.
- The slide showed advanced cytolysis in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYTOLYSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CYTOLYSIS
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Common questions about CYTOLYSIS
- Is CYTOLYSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYTOLYSIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYTOLYSIS worth?
- CYTOLYSIS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYTOLYSIS mean?
- The breaking apart of living cells, usually when their outer membrane is destroyed.
- What letters can be added to CYTOLYSIS?
- No single letter can be added to CYTOLYSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CYTOLYSIS:
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